But why he should want to do it, none of us can make out.

His dominions are as wide as the heart of man can require.

It is strange that he cannot rest contented, but, like his father, should be always taking our sons away to fight.
However, these things are beyond the understanding of poor people like us; but we can't help thinking that it would be better if he were to send his armies to destroy all the tigers.

If he would do that, we should not grudge the sums we have to pay, when the tax gatherers come round." After pausing for an hour in the village, they continued on their way.
Two or three other small collections of huts were passed, but it was not until the evening of the next day that they issued from the jungle-covered country, onto the cultivated plain.

At none of the places they had passed was there anything known, as to Tippoo or his army, but they were told that there were parties of troops, in all the villages along the edge of the plain, as well as in the passes.
"We must be careful now, Surajah," Dick said, as, after a long day's march, they sat down to rest, at a distance of half a mile from a large village.